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Graphics card prices?
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it's 630+GPB more than from AMD. wolf in a sheep's clothing
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With prices so high I wonder how many have left PC gaming all together?
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They're probably trying but can't get a console either!
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I paid £1200 for a Red Devil the other day. It was £1499 on OCUK at the time
Oh don't worry the £300 quid extra is for additional shipping costs, they had to hire some f35's to bring in stock.
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some mugs have no option, imagine if you're gpu dies. im on a 1070 which isnt that old but still nearly 5 years old. imagine all those on 900 series cards and similar aged amd stuff. they have no option but to spend if something happens now.
Xbox series S has been in stock all day today so far. Bag one of these while you wait for gpu prices to come down (if they do), allows access to many newer games (can always sell it on after getting a new gpu). People who I feel sorry for are those who have a gpu die on them and need to replace at these prices. No way I am going to ebay to buy a gpu from a scalper who just bought the card from an etailer and is charging double, it just supports scalping (especially with no warranty).
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This is why it's always worth hanging on to an old GPU even if it's only like a gtx770 or something.
It's mental right now. I snagged a 3060Ti FE a few weeks back at MSRP.
Not using it much at all right now so stuck it on Ebay during the £1 final value, it sold for £935
Decided to keep it as didn't feel right selling for that much.
Not using it much at all right now so stuck it on Ebay during the £1 final value, it sold for £935
Decided to keep it as didn't feel right selling for that much.
I've got a 3060Ti and been plaing more SNES and Megadrive with my brother in recent weeks than I have PC!
It's mental right now. I snagged a 3060Ti FE a few weeks back at MSRP.
Not using it much at all right now so stuck it on Ebay during the £1 final value, it sold for £935
Decided to keep it as didn't feel right selling for that much.
Fair play to you. I would have been very nervous
You can sell it here
Definitely, I run 2 rigs. I play older games on a rig with a Vega 56, (the Vega was bought brand new for £235). For newer games I have the rig below. Using ITX builds mean that they don't have to take up much space. Playing older games on an older rig also puts less wear on the newer rig so hopefully those parts will last longer but I still get 60+ fps in all the games I play.
I think the crazy second hand prices combined with the current mining boom is also allowing people to spend the extra money who would not have spent so much otherwise.
In my case I had a 3090fe ordered back in Jan, which I cancelled same evening as there was no way for me to justify spending so much for "gaming".
However having failed to secure a card since and seeing how prices were just going up I managed to secure another 3090fe delivered on the 1st of this month.
This time I was able to justify it to myself by selling my GTX 1080ti for £500 and mining almost £500 since Jan. I am still mining now and at current rate will hopefully have cleared off the total purchase price of the new card by end of next month. Assuming BTC doesn't tank by then I would have swapped out my 1080ti for a 3090fe, a new AIO cooler and a new case without having to spend a single penny out of my pocket!
Having said that there is no way I would have purchased a non FE card, as with increased price comes increased risk due to the ROI becoming really long which in turn leads to longer time mining and more wear and tear on the rest of your system. Although if you are a professional miner I guess this would not matter as much.
In my case I had a 3090fe ordered back in Jan, which I cancelled same evening as there was no way for me to justify spending so much for "gaming".
However having failed to secure a card since and seeing how prices were just going up I managed to secure another 3090fe delivered on the 1st of this month.
This time I was able to justify it to myself by selling my GTX 1080ti for £500 and mining almost £500 since Jan. I am still mining now and at current rate will hopefully have cleared off the total purchase price of the new card by end of next month. Assuming BTC doesn't tank by then I would have swapped out my 1080ti for a 3090fe, a new AIO cooler and a new case without having to spend a single penny out of my pocket!
Having said that there is no way I would have purchased a non FE card, as with increased price comes increased risk due to the ROI becoming really long which in turn leads to longer time mining and more wear and tear on the rest of your system. Although if you are a professional miner I guess this would not matter as much.